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THERE SHALL NO STRANGE GOD BE IN THEE - Worshipped by thee; or
recognized and regarded as a god. This was a condition of his favor
and friendship. Compare Deuteronomy 32:12; Isaiah 43:12. The word her...
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Psalms 81
Hope Revived: His Gracious Return to Israel
_ 1. The blowing of the trumpet (Psalms 81:1)_
2. His loving call to His people (Psalms 81:6)
3. Gracious results promised ...
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LXXXI. This Ps. is probably composite.
A. PSALMS 81:1. A FESTAL HYMN, specially adapted for the old New
Year's Day or Feast of Trumpets (p. 104), which was held on the new
moon of Tishri, the seventh...
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STRANGE. foreign, or foreigner _'_ s.
STRANGE GOD. god of the foreigner. Not the same as above. For the
former, See Psalms 44:20; Isaiah 43:12. for the latter, Deuteronomy
32:12.
GOD. Hebrew.
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Israel's duty of allegiance to Jehovah alone; the fundamental
principle of the covenant. Israel in the wilderness is primarily
addressed, but Israel of every age is included....
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_no strange god_ Cp. Psalms 44:20; Deuteronomy 32:16.
any _strange god_ Any alien god. Cp. Deuteronomy 32:12. Absolute
frdelity to Jehovah was the fundamental principle of the Sinaitic
covenant, embo...
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PSALMS 81
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Mission-Song, to be Sung to the Northern Tribes.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 81:1-5, A Festive Celebration Invoked; in which
People, Levites, and Priests can Recall the...
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There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
strange god.
THERE SHALL NO STRANGE GOD BE IN THEE - i:e., 'let no strange god be
in thee,' or among you. There is a reference...
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After a summons to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (Psalms 81:1)
this Ps. recalls the meaning of Israel's national festivals as
memorials of their deliverance from Egypt (Psalms 81:4). From Psalms...
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is a quotation of the first commandment (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy
5:7)....
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
START THE MUSIC!
PSALMS 81
Jesus said, "Can the bridegroom’s friends be sad when the
bridegroom is with them?" (Matthew
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OPEN... — A condensed statement of God’s gracious promise
(Deuteronomy 7:12; Deuteronomy 8:7; Deuteronomy 8:9; Deuteronomy 11:
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_[Psalms 81:10]_ לֹֽא ־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל
זָ֑ר...
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Psalms 81:1
THE psalmist summons priests and people to a solemn festival,
commemorative of Israel's deliverance from Egypt, and sets forth the
lessons which that deliverance teaches, the learning of w...
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“IF THOU WOULDEST HEARKEN UNTO ME”
Psalms 81:8
God wants our emptiness, which seems to Him like the gaping beak of
the young fledgling, Psalms 81:10. _Give me room_! is his incessant
appeal. It must...
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This is a psalm for the Feast of Trumpets. In the calendar of the
Hebrews this feast prepared the way for the Day of Atonement and the
Feast of Tabernacles. The first day of the seventh month was the...
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Reader! let us for a moment drop Israel's history, to which these
verses refer, to look into our own. We know how the Lord delivered
Israel upon the several occasions here described; but may not you a...
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9_Let there be no strange god _(414) _in thee. _Here there is
propounded the leading article of the covenant, and almost the whole
sum of it, which is, that God alone must have the pre-eminence. Some...
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Psalms 81, while celebrating in figure the restoration of Israel,
again returns to historical ground, specially introducing Joseph, who
represents the ten tribes (see Ezekiel 37:16). Otherwise Judah,...
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THERE SHALL NO STRANGE GOD BE IN THEE,.... Or in the midst of thee,
owned and worshipped as God; or in thine heart, for whatever engrosses
the affection, or a man puts his trust and confidence in, tha...
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There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
strange god.
Ver. 9. _There shall no strange god_] This is the first and chief
commandment, wherein all the rest are contained, s...
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_Hear, O my people_ And who should hear me if my people will not? I
have heard and answered thee, now wilt thou hear me? Hear what is
said, with the greatest solemnity, and the most unquestionable
cer...
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A JOYFUL SALUTATION AND GOD'S RESPONSE.
To the chief musician upon Gittith, to be sung to the accompaniment of
the zitherlike instrument which David brought along from the
Philistine city of Gath, a...
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There shall no strange god be in thee, every form of idolatry being an
abomination before Him; NEITHER SHALT THOU WORSHIP ANY STRANGE GOD....
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8-16 We cannot look for too little from the creature, nor too much
from the Creator. We may have enough from God, if we pray for it in
faith. All the wickedness of the world is owing to man's wilfuln...
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Thou shalt renounce all false gods and worship, and worship me only....
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Psalms 81:1. _Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise
unto the God of Jacob._
In these days, the Psalm would have to be altered if they are to suit
the dogmas of modern thought, for «th...
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We have here an exhortation to praise God; and this is always in
season. Perhaps we need more stirring up to praise than to prayer, yet
it ought to be as natural for us to praise God as it is for the...
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CONTENTS: God chides His people for their ingratitude and pictures
their happy state had they but obeyed Him.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph, Joseph, Jacob.
CONCLUSION: God gives those up to their own heart...
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This psalm was composed for the festival of tabernacles, when the
people celebrated the deliverance from Egypt. It was a statute in
Israel on the first day of the Hebrew month of _Tisri,_ or the new
m...
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_Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of
Jacob._
A REVELATION OF THREE GREAT SUBJECTS
I. True worship (verses1-5)
1. True worship is the highest happiness, which consi...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:1. This psalm resembles the OT
prophets’ oracles, so perhaps it is best to think of it as a
prophetic hymn. The primary function of the OT prophets is to
challenge God’s...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 81:8 I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, WHO BROUGHT YOU UP
OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT is very similar to the preface to the Ten
Commandments ...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the chief Musician upon Gittith_.”
Gittith is explained in several ways. One interpretation is that it
was a musical instrument invented in Gath, or common among th...
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EXPOSITION
PROFESSOR CHEYNE regards this psalm as composed of "two distinct
lyrical passages," accidentally thrown together (compare his theory of
Psalms 19:1, Psalms 24:1, Psalms 36:1
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Let's turn to Psalms 81:1-16.
On the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar, which,
because their calendar begins, the religious calendar begins the first
of April, it usually coincides...
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1 Corinthians 8:5; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Deuteronomy 32:12; Deuteronomy
6:14;...